Grocery Store

In the grocery store, you don't have to say anything except when you need to find something. Here are some sentences to find general items.

"Where is the fruit section?"
"Do you sell ice cream here?"
"Where can I find batteries?"
"Where is the toothpaste?"
"Can you point me to the medicine area?"
"Where is the bakery section?"
"Do you sell fresh seafood?"

"Do you sell postcards?"
"Where can I find film?"

Be careful when you say film. They will not understand you if you say it improperly. If you have difficulty pronouncing film, you should say, "Where can I find camera film?"

"Where are the shopping carts?"
"Where can I find a shopping basket?"

Bank - Currency Exchange

If you are a traveler, then you don't need to open a bank account. For more banking specifics, feel free to ask us.

"Do you exchange foreign currency?"
"What is your exchange rate for the Korean Won?"
"Can I cash my traveler's checks here?"

"The exchange rate is .0009 cents for one won."

"I would like to exchange 500,000 won please."

"500,000 won at the current exchange rate is $450. Here you go."

Post Office

If you buy too many things and you have to send it through the mail, you can go to the post office. If you don't have a box, most post offices sell boxes of all sizes.

"Do you sell boxes here?"
"Can I buy one of those large boxes?"
"What is the largest box you sell?"
"How much is the box?"

If you are sending it to a different country, you have to fill out a form. You can either wait until you are ready to send it, or you can fill out the form before going to the counter. They will have blank forms available next to the counter for anyone to take. On the form, you have to specify what you are sending, how much it costs, and the address of where you are sending it to. After filling out the form and packing your box, you are ready to go back to the post office to send it.

Because the box should already have the address, they will not ask you where you are sending it. The first question they usually ask is how you want to send it. You can send it by boat, and a variety of air mail.

"How would you like to send it?"

"How much is it for air mail?"

If that is too expensive, you can ask if there is anything cheaper.

"What is the cheapest way to send it?"

Because you are sending a box, they have standard questions they ask everyone.

"Are there any perishable food items in the package?"
"Are there any fragile items?"

They also ask if you want insurance on the package. It's not that expensive so you can ask how much it is.

"Would you like to insure your package?"
"Would you like insurance?"

"How much is it?"

"It's $7.16."

After everything is determined, they always ask one more question.

"Do you need any stamps today?"

That is basically it. Let's cover some general sentences you might need to know in the post office.

"How much does it cost to send a regular letter to Korea?"
"What is the fastest way to send this mail?"
"What time do you open in the morning?"
"What time do you close?"

Store and More - Interactive Practice

Click on Listen All and follow along. After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button. You will hear only Person B through the audio file. There will be a silence for you to repeat the sentences of Person A. Do the same for Person B. The speed of the conversation is native speed. Use the pause button if the pause between each sentence is too fast for you. After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native.

1

Listen All  |   Person A  |   Person B

A: "Do you need help finding anything?" B: "I'm looking for this shirt in a small." A: "Let me see if we have any in the back." B: "Thank you." A: "I found a couple. Here you go." B: "Thank you. Do you sell belts here?" A: "Yes. They are on the other side of the counter there." B: "Thank you." A: "You're welcome. Let me know if you need anything else."

2

Listen All  |   Person A  |   Person B

A: "Do you have disposable cameras?" B: "Yes. They are next to the film on aisle 6A." A: "Which way is 6A?" B: "Two rows that way." A: "Great. Thank you."

3

Listen All  |   Person A  |   Person B

A: "Hi. I would like to send this to Korea." B: "How would you like to send it?" A: "What is the price difference?" B: "You can send it priority airmail for $17.68 or regular airmail for $13.95." A: "I'll send it through regular airmail." B: "Is there any food items in here?" A: "No." B: "Is there any firearms or explosives?" A: "No." B: "Is there anything fragile?" A: "No." B: "Would you like to insure the contents?" A: "How much is insurance?" B: "For $200, it comes to $3.76." A: "Yes please." B: "Do you need any stamps today?" A: "No thank you." B: "Ok. Your total is $18.63."

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